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HB0771Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, Chapter 9, relative to boating permits for exempt vessels.

Failed

Introduced by Dennis Powers, District 36

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, requires a person to purchase a permit in order to operate a vessel on the intrastate waters of this state that is exempt from being numbered for identification in this state due only to the vessel having a valid number awarded to it pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.

Where it stands

Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

March 26, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee · March 26, 2025

3

Yes

6

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

9 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Rebecca Alexander7Yes
Tom Stinnett20Yes
Greg Martin26No
Greg Vital29No
Monty Fritts32No
Justin Jones52Yes
Chris Todd73No
Rusty Grills77No
Johnny Shaw80No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee - Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/12/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/19/2025

  7. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  8. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 3/26/2025

  9. Placed on s/c cal Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee for 3/26/2025

  10. Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee

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